A graduate cries during a prayer during the 2014 graduation ceremonies at Howard University in Washington May 10, 2014. Entertainer Sean Combs delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree in Humanities during the ceremony. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY) - RTR3OKQ8

NewsOne: ‘HBCUs Have Unique Role In Training Skilled Black Educators’

Nigel Roberts writes at NewsOne that the country’s historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, play a significant role in recruiting and training Black educators. “The Education Department said HBCUs are training a “significant percentage” of the nation’s Black educators. They train just 2 percent of the nation’s teachers overall but 16 percent of African-American teaching candidates,” Roberts writes.

The African-American community has a long and impressive history of producing skilled educators. Even during the dark years of slavery, Black people overcame numerous obstacles to earn college degrees and dedicated their lives to educating Black children.

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